Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method
Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.
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- 1.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a sock; the sock tickles a duck; the duck falls into a banana; the banana sits on a frog. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) frog (c) banana (d) sock
- 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a tiger; the tiger tickles a spoon; the spoon jumps over a kettle; the kettle sings to a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) drum (d) spoon
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a tomato; the tomato falls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a sock; the sock sings to a nest. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) nest (b) tomato (c) cat (d) rose
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into an orange; the orange jumps over a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) onion (b) drum (c) orange (d) coconut
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a goat; the goat sits on an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) jeep (c) ice cream (d) owl
- 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a nest; the nest pulls a doll; the doll crashes into a whistle; the whistle sings to a coconut. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) nest (b) coconut (c) watch (d) doll
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a key; the key sings to a tent; the tent sits on a pencil; the pencil pulls a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) tent (c) rope (d) key
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a glass; the glass bounces onto a candle; the candle jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) inkpot (b) glass (c) watch (d) needle
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles a radio; the radio chases a lemon; the lemon rolls into a cat; the cat bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) radio (c) cat (d) ant
- 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over an orange; the orange pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) candle (c) tiger (d) orange
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on an umpire; the umpire pulls a drum; the drum tickles a jug; the jug chases a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) drum (c) jug (d) ball
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a flute; the flute sits on an anchor; the anchor crashes into a lamp; the lamp pulls a key. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) key (b) anchor (c) lamp (d) flute
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a vase; the vase tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls a candle; the candle crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) vase (b) shoe (c) candle (d) drum
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a net; the net rolls into a ball; the ball bounces onto an ant; the ant chases an anchor. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) net (b) anchor (c) ball (d) umpire
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an owl; the owl tickles a candle; the candle rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) cat (c) candle (d) owl
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls an orange; the orange tickles a jeep; the jeep crashes into a drum; the drum chases a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) tomato (c) drum (d) kettle
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a flute; the flute rolls into a jug; the jug crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) umbrella (b) glass (c) frog (d) flute
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases an urn; the urn crashes into a spoon; the spoon tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a jeep. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) anchor (c) jeep (d) urn
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto an umpire; the umpire chases an igloo; the igloo sings to a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) lamp (c) radio (d) ball
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a goat; the goat rolls into a fan; the fan tickles an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) coconut (c) fan (d) ice cream
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a nest; the nest tickles a duck; the duck sings to a mango; the mango bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) radio (b) mango (c) net (d) nest
Answer key
- step 1
- sock
- replay the story
- drum
- step 3
- picture the first item
- cat
- orange
- picture the first item
- step 4
- jeep
- the pen stirring tea
- keep linking in order
- nest
- link it to the next item
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- pencil
- watch
- picture the first item
- step 2
- cat
- funny actions
- orange
- link it to the next item
- jalebi
- flute
- link it to the next item
- picture the first item
- shoe
- ball
- owl
- kettle
- step 4
- umbrella
- keep linking in order
- urn
- umpire
- coconut
- radio
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